Ararahih'urípih
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ípun tail meat of salmon

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #2849 | revised Dec 19 2014

ípun • N • tail meat of salmon

Derivatives (3)
axichapipúniishich "children-tail"
ípuniich "spawned-out salmon, turning white"
pipúniich "salmon tail"

Source: WB 673, p.349

  • takaun'áachichha pa'áapun. They were so glad of that salmon tail. [Reference: KT 150.8]

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  1. xás    pa'ípun    utâatsur   
    then    the.tail    he.cut.it.off   
    And he cut off the tail.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  2. pa'ípun    u'êechtihach   
    the.tail    he.was.carrying.it   
    He was carrying just the tail.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  3. xás    pa'ípun    tóo    tâatsur   
    then    the.tail    he.had    cut.off   
    And he cut off the tail.
    Source: Lottie Beck, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-23) | read full text

  4. kári    xás    uxús    pamukúntaat    hûut    áta    kúth    pa'ípun    vúra    kích    tu'avíkvuti    patu'ípakahaak   
    then    then    she.thought    their.mother    how    maybe    because.of    the.salmon.tails    Intensive    only    he.has.been.carrying    when.he.returns   
    And (the children's) mother thought, "Why, I wonder, is he carrying only the tail when he returns?"
    Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full text